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UMT: Ch 2 Word Parts
Chapter 2 The Human Body: Word Parts
Question | Answer |
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ana- | up, toward, apart |
bi- | two |
epi- | upon, over, above, on top |
hypo- | under, below normal |
uni- | one |
abdomin/o | abdomen, abdominal cavity |
anter/o | front |
anteri/o | front |
brachi/o | arm |
card/o | heart |
cardi/o | heart |
caud/o | tale |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | cervix, neck |
chondr/o | gristle, cartilage |
chondri/o | gristle, cartilage |
chron/o | time |
cran | skull, cranium |
crani/o | skull, cranium |
dist/o | away |
dors/o | back |
eti/o | cause(of disease) |
femor/o | thigh |
gastr/o | stomach |
gen/o | formation, cause, produce |
glut/o | buttock |
hom/o | sameness, unchanging |
home/o | sameness, unchanging |
iatri/o | to heal |
iatr/o | to heal |
idi/o | person, self |
ili/o | flank, hip, groin |
infect/o | to enter, invade |
inferi/o | below |
infer/o | below |
inguin/o | groin |
later/o | side |
lumb/o | loin, lower back |
medi/o | middle |
path/o | disease |
pelv/o | pelvis, washbasin |
physi/o | nature |
posteri/o | back |
poster/o | back |
proxim/o | near |
spin/o | spine, thorn |
superi/o | above |
super/o | above |
thorac/o | chest, thorax |
tom/o | to cut |
umbilic/o | navel |
ventr/o | front, belly |
-ad | toward |
-al | pertaining to |
-ar | pertaining to |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ion | pertaining to |
-or | pertaining to |
-stasis | standing still |
-y | processof |